Actor · Telugu cinema
Akhil Akkineni
Akhil Akkineni movies: 8 Telugu films on file, 1995–2026. Earliest on file: Sisindri (1995). Latest release: Lenin (10 July 2026).
- Films on file
- 8 (8 as actor)
- Years on file
- 1995–2026
- Born
- 8 April 1994 · April birthdays (Wikidata)
- Record
- Q21588766 on Wikidata
Akhil Akkineni is an Indian actor in Telugu cinema, the son of Nagarjuna and Amala and the grandson of Akkineni Nageswara Rao. He first appeared as a baby in Sisindri (1995), made his lead debut in Akhil (2015), and had his biggest successes with Most Eligible Bachelor (2021) and Lenin (2026).
He was born on 8 April 1994 in San Jose, California, according to Wikipedia, citing The Times of India; Wikidata gives the same date and place. Naga Chaitanya is his half-brother. He studied at Chaitanya Vidyalaya and Oakridge International School in Hyderabad, spent two years in Australia, took an acting course at the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute in New York (The Hindu) and holds a BBA from the University of South Florida.
Career
As an infant he appeared in his father’s production Sisindri, an adaptation of Baby’s Day Out, which brought him a Filmfare Special Award. A keen cricketer, he played for the Telugu Warriors in the Celebrity Cricket League from 2011. In Vikram Kumar’s Manam (2014), which featured three generations of the Akkineni family, his cameo in the climax was popular with audiences.
His first lead film, V. V. Vinayak’s Akhil, opposite Sayesha Saigal, won him the Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut – South but failed at the box office. Vikram Kumar’s Hello (2017) drew generally positive reviews but was a below-average grosser, and Mr. Majnu (2019), with Niddhi Agerwal, also failed commercially. Most Eligible Bachelor, directed by Bhaskar and co-starring Pooja Hegde, gave him his first hit in October 2021. Surender Reddy’s Agent (2023) received highly negative reviews and was a commercial disaster. His next film, Lenin, opened to decent reviews and became the biggest success of his career.
Awards
- Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut – South for Akhil, and a Filmfare Special Award for Sisindri, per Wikipedia.
- SIIMA Award for Best Male Debut – Telugu for Akhil (Wikipedia winners list).
Upcoming films
No upcoming film of his is on our records after Lenin. New films appear on upcoming Telugu movies as they are recorded.
Where to watch his films
- Lenin: ZEE5, from 7 August 2026, per a trade report and the platform listing (OTT details)
- Most Eligible Bachelor: Aha and Netflix, from 19 November 2021, per Wikipedia (OTT details)
Catalogues change; check the platform before you plan to watch.
Personal life
He married the Mumbai-based artist Zainab Ravdjee on 6 June 2025 in Hyderabad, according to Wikipedia, citing The Hindu.
Sources: Wikipedia and the references it cites (linked above), Wikidata, and Tollywood Desk’s film, release and OTT records.
Career on file
Akhil Akkineni appears in 8 Telugu films on file at Tollywood Desk, dated from 1995 to 2026. The earliest of them is Sisindri (1995), and the most recent release is Lenin (2026). The most widely covered of these, counted by Wikipedia language editions, are Manam (2014), Mr. Majnu (2019) and Hello (2017). Other recent releases on file are Agent (2023), Most Eligible Bachelor (2021) and Akhil (2015).
Akkineni Nagarjuna is the most frequent co-star, sharing two films with Akhil Akkineni. Among directors, Vikram Kumar cast Akhil Akkineni most often, in two films. Music on three of them is by Anoop Rubens. Annapurna Studios produced two of them, more than any other banner on file. Across these films the credits on file name 7 different directors, 5 music directors and 29 other credited actors.
Runtime is on file for 7 of them; they average 145 minutes, and the longest is Manam at 163 minutes. Six of them have a streaming (OTT) release noted on the site. By decade the list splits into 1990s (1), 2010s (4) and 2020s (3).
Figures come from the films on file at Tollywood Desk and change as records are added.